The home failed to arrange hospice services or help the resident transfer to a place that would provide hospice care. Cited June 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 849 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
MAURICE, LA · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Overall rating: 5 of 5 stars. Pelican Pointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation has strong quality measures and no fines in the last 24 months, but staffing is rated 2 of 5 stars and reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.62 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day); the latest inspection also cited several care and resident-rights issues.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6248 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6248.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to arrange hospice services or help the resident transfer to a place that would provide hospice care. Cited June 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 849 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure nurses and nurse aides had the needed skills to care for each resident and support their well-being. Cited October 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 726 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: D
The home failed to protect residents’ right to complain without fear and did not ensure grievances were handled promptly. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 585 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.